June 6, 1944, better known as D-Day is often thought to be the turning point in a war that had gripped the entire world. Some 156,000 Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy that first day. Some by sea, others from the air. All of France in 1944 was occupied by the armies of Nazi Germany.
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Remembering D-Day with an American Supper
D-Day was eighty years ago today. For many of us, that’s more than a lifetime ago. Yet we as a nation remember. Or at least we should. So much of our history is being re-written to suit the lens of today. The past cannot be looked at that way. It is in the past, and must be viewed from that perspective.
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Today is a lot of different things – Applesauce Cake Day and Taco Tuesday are the first that spring to mind on the Foodie Front. More on those later. Today is also the 6th day of June – D-Day. Whatever else today might mean, D-Day cannot pass without a mention, and a moment of silence.
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When Russia first invaded Ukraine, the world held it’s breath. Similarities were drawn between images of World War II and this newest conflict. But unlike World War II, we had live-feed twenty-four hours a day streaming into our living rooms.
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June 6, 1944 – better known as D-Day. It was a bloody, brutal day with unimaginable losses all around. The lives of the men who stared into the face of death that day on the beaches of France were forever changes. As were the families back home.
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On this day Seventy-Six years ago; the planned D-Day invasion was launched. I had always thought the “D” meant Do or Die Day. It fits. As it turns out, the “D” in D-Day doesn’t stand for anything in particular, at least not a stand-in for a word. V-E Day is short for Victory in Europe Day; V-J Day means Victory over Japan. But the “D” in D-Day is just a letter.
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